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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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